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THE
Tuesday,
MERCURY,
July 27, 1880.
"Court lias adjourned.
The Mercury i* rising.
Wc have had good jainp.
Bead Bill Arp’s Sunday chat.
Read the Grand Jury present-
jjiient-8 in this issue.
The Teachers Convention moots
i n our city the 29th & 3oth of this
inouth.
Where did all the Blackberries
go to this season v? Wo .never
tasted “nary one.”
friends
Our Schools,—Lot the
of the ipovcipent in favor of Pub
lic Schools in our city exert them-
Be lves aud put a gopd ticket in
the field, and success is certain.
Pnirn/f ..0”» Q.VWV •.v*\
after a long and wearisoruo sessiou
'adjourned on Saturday evoping, a
jnrge amount of business was dis
posed of and our heavy docket
'greatly reduced.
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pop’n ’70. fop’n ’80.
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497
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2094
393
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1253
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raw
Found Dead.
Au old lady Mary Jones of this
county
was found dead near her door steps on
Friday morning last. -She was nbout CO
years of
“ge.
lived alone,
bf.v-
Examined.
Mr. J. II Wilspn of our city
.was examined last week and ex-
hibited a knowledge of the law
that done credit to him, and after
a compliment from the Judge he
was admitted to tho Bar to practice
law.
, Teachers Convention.—The
teachers of Middle Georgia meet
iu Convention on Thursday next,
in this city. It is an important
session and will be an interestin
one, let every teacher in this coun
ty be present, Hon. Jjh J. Orr
State School Commissioner will
(
preside.
A Colored Lodge.—On Satur
day night u large meeting of the
colored people was held 00 the
fair grounds they preserved good
order and everything passed oil
pleasantly. The object was to
'malvp arrangements for tlie forma
tion of a lodge of the united
.order of Odd Fellows, and from
.what wo see the effort will be a
successful oiki.
The largest meeting that was
.ever held in Sandersville, in our
recollection,was held here on the
20th of this month. ff The cr.owd
was estimated at between seven
and eight hundred, it is hardly
over we have more titan two or
throe hundred at a nomination
meeting, but this time the court
room was packed and then there
was a large crowd outside tlm.t
.could not get in.
New Hall.
The buildiug at the corner belong
ing to Bryant Watkins, Esq., has
been taken down to make room for
a new and elegant struoture which
will bo an ornament to our growing
city, it will be a two story building
^with three large stores qn the lower
floor and a coininoilk.us entrance to
a spacious Hall above, which will be
handsomely finished and used for
Balls, private and public Exhibitions,
andreijeots credit upon the pqbliu
spirit and enterprise of its liberal
hearted and generyii3 proprietor.
Colored Sabbath School Celebra
tion Royal Church.
On Saturday July 31st a large
. crowd of colored people from the
93rd List, and Surrounding coun
ties, perhaps 500, and also about
30 whites, who were there by
special request, assembled to wit
ness an entertainment given by
, the students and superintendents,
to show their approval and apprec
lation of the progress and interest
taken in tho acl^qq], f;he parents
and friends liberally provided a
tieli dinner and lemonq.de amply
sufficient for everbody It is grati
fying to say that in addition to the
above, system and good order pre
vailed. The programme was well
arranged executed in a manner
that reflected credit on tlip school
? n d spoke well for the morals and
intelligence of the colored people
of this
community.
Hied.
At Teunille, Ga., on the iQth inst.,
at the residence of Mr. Jas. M.
. Smith, her son-in-law, Mrs. Sparks
widow of Maj. Thos. Sparks of this
county.
Lied at her sister’s Mrs, Berners,
in Jefferson county, on the 9th ult.,
Miss Mattie Gordie Kennedy, in the
19th year of her. She was a mem
ber of the Baptist church at Glhoo-
f ee Washington county. .
Our T’opiriirtiou.
The Censiis Enumerators have finish
ed tlieir lnbors, mid Washington county
shows by the figures to greut advantage.
Hhe is growing in wealth and increasing
in prosperity, her people are happy and
contented, This is a subject of general
remark and our agricultural resurces are
incalculable, In 1870 our population
was 15,842, this year 18£0 theEuumera-
tors show it to be 22,014, an inorease in
the decade of nearly 60 per cent, ns is
shown by the following Table;
ing some negro tenants near by on her
place. She was preparing to have a new
house built and on Thursijfiy evening
preceding her death she was burning
some brush on tho spot cleared for the
now house and lot the fire get out which
excited tho old lady very much,and from
exhaustion she fainted and was taken to
the house by some negroes who hail run
to assist iu stopping the fire, apd one of
them, a negro woman ..remained wjth her
that night until she appeared to haye
fully'recovered, aud had cooked pud eat
her supper.
The next morning bIio wns seen up
early as u>>u$l feediug her horso aud at
tending to her domestic duties. After
breakfast the negro man on her place
walked up to the yard to see her ou some
busiuess, not seeing her about the yard
he called )ier, but she not answering, lie
wulkod near the houBC, looked in towards
the flits place, saw the gridlo ou tho fire
with bread on it, juul the table having
the appearance of just being left from
breakfast. He then thinking Btrange of
her being gone, walked around to the
other door and found her lying in the
yard near the door steps dead. He im
mediately cjjljied in tho neighbors, who
caihe in took her .up, dressed her for bu
rial. No signs were found which crea
ted suspicion of foul play. Some bread
was found iu her mouth showing that she
le/f the table eating. The case wuh dis
patched to the Ordinary who immediate
ly sent'out Dr. A. Mathis to make exam
ination anil boo if any trace of foul play
could be discovered. About $105 in
money wns found iu tho 1ioubc und noth
ing missing.’
PERSONAL.
Miss Lizzie Taliaferro is visiting
relatives in Louisville.
Miss Jessie Brantley left las! weeje
for her home, Macon.
Hon. A. Pratt Adams of Savan
nah, was in our city last week.
Mrs. A. M. Scarborough aud her
two children left for their home, Ma
con, Go., last week.
Dr. Robert Stone of Linton, who
has been quite ill, we are glpd t0
leuru is improving.
Miss Lila Morris of New York
is visiting Mr. P. Ilapp .and fam
ily of qur city.
Mrs. Johmjic A. Dqpovan of
Wadley, Ga. is visiting relatives
and friends in our city.
Mr. A. A. Murphy formely of
Central Georgia Weekly, called
on us last week.
Mr. Virgil Finney of Alabama,
is visiting relatives and friends in
this county.
Mr. Goo. Clark and Mr. John
Collier, are visiting their relatives
Rev. Geo. C. Clark, and family, in
our city.
Mrs. J. T. Lavoigne, Jr. who has
boen very sick for some time past left
for Sparta last week to see if a
change would not be beneficial.
]$ossrs. M. L. Duggan and S. B.
Roberson, and Misses Mattie May
Pringle, Cleminie Ainsworth and
Mattie Tinker attended the Com
mencement exercises iu Milledgeville
last week.
Appointments for Davisboro Cicuit
for Aootst.
Bay Springs First Sunday and
Saturday.
^Piney Mt. 1st Sunday 5 olclock P.
Pleasant Springs 2nd Sunday and
Saturday.
Nowhope 3d Sunday and Saturday,
meeting commencing at Nowhope
Thursday night before 3d Snnday.
White Oak Springs 4th Sunday
and Saturday.
meeting to be protracted at Piney
Mt. from 1st Sunday' evening.
W. J. Flanders, P. C.
The Apple, Peach and Black
berry crop .was a failure in our
county this seasou.
Fresh Cheese just received at Z.
H. Rough ton's; don’t forget that he
keeps Dried Reef. July 13
If you wish any Desiccated Cocoa-
nut send to Z. H. Rougkton’s.
How Watches nro Made.
It will be apparent to any one, who
will examine a Solid Gold Watch, thut
uside from the necessary thickness for
engraving and polishing a large propor
tion of the .precious metal used, is nee
ded only to’stiffen and hold tho engrav
ed portions in ,ph\cc, and supply the
Rovessarv solidify and strength ~
Stpck Holders Meeting
Sandersville and TennUlo Rail
Road Company. The annual meet
ing of the Stockholders of tho S.
& T, Railroad Co, will be held
in Sandersville on the first Mon
day in August next at li oclock
A, M, for the purpose electing a
Board of Directors for the ensuing
year and receiving tho .atxnuql re
ports of tRe officers of the road.
By order of
C. R, PRINGLE,
President,
H. N. HOLLIFIELD,
Secretary.
i*v solidity ttiid
surplus gom is iicutimy ‘ncciifdss s
us utility and bounty arc concerned. In
James Boss’ Patent ,Go.ld Watch
Cases, tliis waste of precious metal is
overcome, ami the same solidity and
strength produced at from one-third to
one-half of tho usual cost of solid cases.
This process is of the most simple na
ture, as follows: A pinto of nickle
composition J.nctal, especially adapted
to the purpose, has two plates of solid
gold soldered on each side. The three
arc then passed between polished steol
rollers, and the result is u strip of heavy
plated composition, from wnioh the
cases, backs, centres, bezels, Ac., arc
cut and shaped by suitable dies and for
mers. I lie gold in these cases js suf
ficiently thick to ndmit of all kinds of
chasing, engraving and enameling ; tho
engraved .cases have been ,carried until
worn perlectly smooth by tjmo and use
without removing the gold.
This is the only case made with two
plates of Solid Gold and warranted by
special certificate.
For sale by all Jewelers. Ask for il
lustrated Catalogue, aud to see warrant.
jnly 13, ’60—ly
Buy your School books from B. E.
toughton.
Wc will club our paper the Mer
cury, witli the Detroit Free Press
or the Louisville Courier Journal,
and let you have either one of the
papers with ours for $2,50. See
prospectus of both of these papers
in a.nother column.
All lauds of Canned goods at Z
H. Rough ton’s.
'IfiTH MVNlTfiHI 41,. IIIUTMWT
I Respectfully announce f lic name
of Hon. Thomas,"0. Wicker, asjjas a
suitable 'candidate to represent the
Twentieth ,Senatorial District in the
approaching election for members of
General Assembly, subject to ratifi
cation by flio district convention.
A. A. Morrison and friends.
Official Advertisements.
Hereafter we will publish all
official advertisements einenatiiig
frotp the officers of our epunty.
Washington Sheriff’s Sale.
Wllbbe sold before the. court Houle door j|i the
otty of .Sandersville Washington County, On., with
in tin* i'hhI hours of side, on the first (Tuesday In
August next, tho following property to-wltt:
tine tract or parcel of land lying and Mag In
Bgld county, cpntninlllg five hundred acres more
or loss, sdjolnlug lands of S. B- “ “
.... Robison, Wm.
Huctl, estate,will. Ir.wln and G. W. Hartley. Lev
ied onps tho property of A. >v. Robison, J'. w.
Kbblson mid K. U. ltotnson, to satisfy twp tfl* ft
fos In favor of J. A. ltohson, I'. C. fpr the year
{£7(1 and transferred tp It. F. Lawton cashier of
faid levy made
' icrlff, and legal
... _ J*. MATO,
July ft, IStW. Sheriff w. C.
1070 ana transferred to 11. F. Lawton
Exchange Hunk of Macon, ;Oa J aaM
by O. If. lingers, former Deputy Sheri
not Ice given. ' A. Mo.
It
**•* Gkeawwl* -Vpj, olaataaa«wa«
Nqw Bethel, Baptist, J.
Smith,4th Sunday in each month
Jackson, Baptist T. J. Beck, 4th
Sunday each month.
RidUJcville, Baptist, J. ,T. Ily
man, each S.uijdny 11 o’oclock.'
Mt. Moriqli, J. M. Smith, 3d
Sunday in each month.
Davisboro, \V. L. Kilpatrick,2'1
Simday in each month.
Have your prescriptions ^.filled at
. E. Roughton’s Drug Store.
Washing: Machine.
What family or lady that does
her own washing, would not have
good Washing Machine like
Lovell’s, when it ‘can be had so
cheap. See advertisemeraenf
Candies received every day at Z.
H. Rough ton’s 20 to 35 cts per lb.
<jlo to th<T*Sett Shore
Bathe, keep cool and get healthy.
The big Excursion starts July 28,
1880, from Tennille, Sandersville
and Louisville, also line of Road.., .
Tickets good for ten days, rate pa fy°. n
from all points named to Tybee and
return $4.00. '
Z, says that he sells as cheap or a
little cheaper than apy one in the mar
ket.
Subscribe for tlmtmamoth sheet
tljo Courier Journal Louisville Ky.
and keep up with the tjmes.
Fresh Mackerel at Z. H. Roughton’s.
BATTERIES ! BATTERIES !
A fresh supply of Boyd’s Minia
ture Batteries'just received, and for
sale at the Mommy office by C, C.
Scarborough.
If you want good Sugar and Cof
fee go to Z. H. Ronghton's.
Read the list of Jurors for next
November.
TO CANDIDATE^.
We charge $3.00 in advance, to
announce candidates names for of
fice through our columns from no\y
until election day. We make no
deduction for time, but charge the
same if it is only inserted once.
Second Scnii-Annnnl Convention
OF THE
MIDDLE GEORGIA TEACK
ER'S ASSOCIATION.
Sandersville, July 29 & 30.
G. J. Orr., LL.D., Atlanta, Pres.
S. G. Brinkley, Norwood, Ga. Sec
and Tmuiror.
V. E. Orr, Louisville, Ga., Ast. Sec.
PROGRAMME,
Thursday July 29th, 1880.
MOliNINO SESSION.
9.00— Reading Scriptures and
Prayer.
Address of Welcome by Col. J.
N. Gilmore, Mayor of Sandersville.
Response in behalf of the Con
vention by tho presiding officer.
Intermission for the enrollment
of names.
lOpO—Appointment of Commit
tees.
Paper: Teaching Power. Wjp. B.
Fambrough, Thomson, Ga.
Discussion of subject.
11.00— Paper; improved Meth
ods in Teaching—actual and so-
called. B. M. Zettler, Superinteu-
lll'.ht- klll'l'/ 1 E*li(vi|u Mll/inu. Ufi
Discussion of subject.
12IV)—Jjjtermission.
afternoon session.
3.00— Paper (subject p,0it an
nounced). Otis Ashmore, Harlem,
Ga.
Discussion of subject.
4.00— Voluntary ^discussion of
topics.
5.00— Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
8.00— Address: Public Schools
or our Towns and Cities. Gnsta-
vus J. Orr, LL.D., State School
Commissioner, Atlanta, Ga.
Discussion of subject.
10.00— Adjournment.
Friday, July 30th, 1880.
MORNING SESSION.
9.00— Reading Scriptures and
prayer. ‘
Paper: The Gulf Stream—an
Object Lesson.
Virgil E. Orr, Rousville, Ga.
Discussion of subject.
10.00— Paper: No. Sex in Eclu-
Col. Benj. Beck, Tennille.
Discussion of subject.
11.00— Address: School Govern
ment.
Hon. Wm. J. Northern, Mt.
JSion, Ga.
Discussion of subject,
12.00— Intermission.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
3.00— Paper: Thoroughness Re
quires Work.
W- H. Lawson, Sandersville,Ga.
Discussion of subject.
4.00— Voluutqry DjBeussion of
Topics.
Reports of committees. New
Business.
Adjournment.
EVENING SESSION.
8.00— Deciamatiop by pupils
from the various schools within the
limits of the Association. Each
school invited to elept and send one
speaker. Speeches not tp exceed
ten minutps. A prize will be awar
ded to tlip bestdpclaimer. Adjourn
ment.
GUARDIAN'S SALE.
Georgia—Washington oonntx.
Agreeable to an order of the Ordi
nary of Washington cminty, will be
ild be sold before the Court Mouse
door, in the city of Sandersville, said
county, on the first Tuesday in Aug
ust next, One house and lot, in
sain city, containing one and one-
fith acres, the property of Jesse C.
Sanders, minor; said house £.nd lot
bounded north and west by Wil-
am .prepared to plate your watches
jewelry, table ware efic., with .gold
or silver, give me a call.
I also sell a cement for sticking
broken dishes, wood, leather ete.,
when cemented together will break
elsewhere rather than separate in
the old fracture.
C3T Will .guarantee it to be no
humbug. T. J. KITCHENS,
The noted broom maker
July 6—lm. Sandersville Ga.
fe&'fS, 1 'tni-Arty iUS'l!
parta roai
Bridge road,
of said minor.
July 5,1880.
Sold for the benefit
Terras Cash.
Wm. G. Sanders,
Guardian.
DYEING!
U’lOR the benefit of inquirers
and those wishing to have
Dresses, Coats, Pants Vests, Ac.,
dyed; holow .will be found a sched
ule of prices. Thankful for past
favors I solicit eoutvuuance of
the same;
£ oa hS #»,00 to H.5Q
Pants,
Vests,
Ladies’ Dresses.
Childrens’ “ .
Shawls, silk
wool
Cloaks, waterproof
Sacqnes '
Mitteus
Feathers
Silk Ties
Kid Gloves, black.
Stockings, 8 pairs. .
Ribbon per yd.
Handkerchiefs,
Dying left at either the Mercury,
office or at Mrs. Bayne’s MilJjjiery
store, with instructions as to eolor,
will lie attended to.
MRS. C. C. SCARBOROUGH.
may 18, 18$0.
. 75 “
1.00
. 60 “
75
. 1.50 “
2.00
. 75 “
1.00
. 1.00 “
1.50
50 “
76
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2.00
60
10 “
15
s
25
25
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10
For Sale
T
Mrs Jemigun
CANDY, DOLLS,3
CHINA WAR$, TOYS,
MACHINE NEEDLES
BALLS, NEEDLS,
HAIR GRIMPES
HAIR CURLERS,
up
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
Shine your watches and jewelry
i for Hancock and English. ’]
IWer Plants for
vine lot of Fuchsias Fine dou
ble Flowering Geraniums,
Fine lot of Gloxinias,
Fine lot Tube Roses, Dolcheo-
deria Tubiflora of varied
kinds and China'Pinks of
all the different varieties.
Prices from io cents to £1400.
Those fine Photographs and
Ferrotypes taken still at the old
stand. T. C. GLEN.
Get JERNTGAN to order you au ELGIN WATCH, if yqu want a good on#
JEWELRY, CLOCKS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS and SEWING MACHINE#
OIL and NEEDLES for Sale.
E. M O. J9t
Wbun some misguided merchants state ‘
Thftt .they themselves are always great
'In giving better bargains than the fellows
Ip title same trade, it seems their bellows
A ro blown so often that they think it’s truo,
While lookersioyi «{iy, “Gammon! It won’t d©. w
So as a rule, ’tie altogether best
T° tell the .truth and let folks judge the rest.
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•ill
L. IS. 31.
Cash Buying and Selling.
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LAUIES & CHILDRENS
Low Prices, Quick Sales,
IIOES,
MACHINE OIL, TRIMMINGS,
MARBLES .&c.
and
MORNING NEWS SERIALS.
A Clwming New 3tQry.
Reviresco
SMALL PROFITS.
THE
BY MrSB M. E. HEATH, OK YIIIGINIA.
THE
SAVANNAH WEEKLY NEWS
Of July 17th, will contain the open-
Rcad the Democratic cqll for
Convention, ill this issue.
Remember you can get at B. E.
Roughton’s Drug Store all kjnds of
School Books.
When you want fresh Flour go to
z. H. Roughton’s and call for Cream
of the South.
——
It don’t look now as if there
Notice.
8^~On and after il o’clock
Thursday, a. m., Gallaher will
sell Ice at 2 atid 2)4 cents per
pound. july 2.7th.
will be any candidate for Govern
or that can go in thej convention
on the 4th of August next with
a two third majority on the first
or second ballot, and if that is the
case, who will be the Dark Horse
that is hitched out waiting to be
broughtiq.
Go to Z. H. Roughton’s if you want
the best Grits in the market.
fOR SHERIFF.
I Hereby armouce that I aiji a can
didate for the office of Sheriff of Wash
ington county, and respeetfilly solicit
the sufferage of the voters of said coun
ty at the next election. I ftin still in
tne race, any 'statements or reports to
the contrary notwithstanding.
O. A. Roughlon.
MAIL MESSENGER SERVICE.
SEALED PROPOSALS for carry
ing the Utiited States Mujls between
flie Post Offices tit Sandersville State
of Ga.. arid Tennille, six limes a week
each way, will be received by the Post-
piaster until July 22ud, 188Q.
No contract is required to be execu
ted ; but persons bidding uiusi ho h on ’
est and capable, not less than sixteen
years old, and the excepted bjdderwill
be expected to serve ut tRe compen
sation proposed until otherwise ordered
by the Postmaster Geueral; wjll al.
so be required to take the outli pro
scribed by law.
No more eau be allowed thaty a fair
aud reasonable compensation tor the
service, to bo deterriiiued by the De
partment.
Postmasters and- assistants caunot
draw tiay fyr such service.
THOS. J. BRADY,
Second Assistant Postpruistcr General.
ing chapters of a new serial story
of absorbing interest, entitled
“REVIRESCO,” by Miss M. E
Heath.
In making this announcement,
we have no hesitation in assuring
the readers of the News that a rare
literary treat is in store tor them
“Reviresco” will run through
some six or eight numbers of the
Weekly.
Subscription, $2 a year, 91 for
pix months. Money can be sent by.
Money Order, Registered Letter, or
Express, at our risk.
J. II. ESTILL,
Sayannab, Ga
Augusta GroceryStore.
E, W. McCarty & Co.
May 11, 188o-6m .
Parties in Want
1
Of a good Sewing Machine,
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SiMiaesa now before the publlt.
LYou can innke. money filter nt
work for tia than st anything else.
ed. We will
Capitol not requlri
Htart you. $12 a day and up'
w w- Awards mitde at home by the lu<
Clu8trioUB. Men, wom^n, povs >nd^trl» wanted
everywhere to work for tie. Now U tne Ui
everywhere
in devote >
r „ wyrk for'nii. Npw utfie time. You I
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